# In My Humble Opinion **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1748 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1749 --- ## [Etiquette question: How to politely word this invitation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-how-to-politely-word-this-invitation/580989)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-how-to-politely-word-this-invitation/580989 "2011-05-08T12:39:29Z")
So my daughter is graduating from high school soon. Hard to believe it’s already here. On graduation night I plan to take her to a very nice relaxing evening\[sup\]1\[/sup\] at a very nice restaurant. While I am paying fo… --- ## [baby shower - typical registry gifts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-shower-typical-registry-gifts/580774)
**Author:** [@awooo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awooo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-shower-typical-registry-gifts/580774 "2011-05-08T11:59:40Z")
what are some atypical baby shower gifts (you wouldn’t necessarily expect to be on a registry) under $100 that make nice gifts (given by a man). --- ## [HELP —How can we compel my niece to come back to her family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-can-we-compel-my-niece-to-come-back-to-her-family/581002)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-how-can-we-compel-my-niece-to-come-back-to-her-family/581002 "2011-05-08T03:24:26Z")
My niece has cut herself off from her family and I don’t exactly know why. She’s always struck me as a happy, mature-for-her-age, well-adjusted, Mensa-smart kid. She’s in her mid-twenties now and lives in a town far awa… --- ## [SE Asia Reco's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/se-asia-recos/578004)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/se-asia-recos/578004 "2011-05-08T02:39:07Z")
This week I’ll be off on a 24 day trip to Southeast Asia and I’m hoping to hear some recommendations for restaurants, bars, cultural oddities to look for, hidden gems, and warnings from those who’ve been there. I’ll be … --- ## [Need To Know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-know/581098)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-know/581098 "2011-05-08T02:15:36Z")
Osama bin Laden was hangin’ out in his crib, when without warning a world of hurt fell down on him. Did the American people know what was about to go down? No. Did the government of Pakistan know a raid was coming? P… --- ## [is Kindle for PC evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kindle-for-pc-evil/580933)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kindle-for-pc-evil/580933 "2011-05-07T23:45:23Z")
I have no specific reason to believe that much beyond the general suspicion of DRM and all connected to it. Can anybody suggest more concrete reasons why putting this particular app on a personal machine might not be a … --- ## [How long until a real Osama bin Laden death photo is leaked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-a-real-osama-bin-laden-death-photo-is-leaked/580745)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-a-real-osama-bin-laden-death-photo-is-leaked/580745 "2011-05-07T17:17:35Z")
The White House announced today that it wouldn’t be releasing a photo of the corpse of Osama bin Laden. But IMHO the fact that many persons (White House staffers, Congressmen, armed service personnel) have already seen … --- ## [Any experience with Virgin Mobile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-virgin-mobile/376258)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-experience-with-virgin-mobile/376258 "2011-05-07T16:35:18Z")
I have long chosen to eschew cell phones due to the fact that the costs just don’t justify what would be my very occasional usage. But situations certainly pop up from time to time where I think “Yes, I wish I had a cell… --- ## [SoCal Buddhists- good sangha/temple/services?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-buddhists-good-sangha-temple-services/580728)
**Author:** [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socal-buddhists-good-sangha-temple-services/580728 "2011-05-07T14:57:30Z")
My husband and I are looking to go deeper in our practice (and our children too), so we are looking for recommendations/ideas for a good Buddhist temple or services in SoCal. Any ideas or suggestions? --- ## [Driving etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-etiquette/580631)
**Author:** [@classyladyhp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/classyladyhp)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-etiquette/580631 "2011-05-07T12:01:27Z")
Lets assume that a two lane street has a lane reduction on it. There is a huge lit up sign with a yellow arrow on it indicating that drivers must merge into the left lane. You are in the left lane and the car to the righ… --- ## [Preparing a laptop for sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-a-laptop-for-sale/580374)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preparing-a-laptop-for-sale/580374 "2011-05-07T11:17:48Z")
I am thinking of selling my EEE 901 netbook, and so I have to prepare it for sale. If it was a desktop computer, I’d just wipe the drive clean and reinstall the operating system, but as this is a netbook it’s not easy - … --- ## [When You Curse People Are You Serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-curse-people-are-you-serious/580424)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-you-curse-people-are-you-serious/580424 "2011-05-07T06:30:04Z")
Pointing to the BBQ Pit as evidence: when you call people obscene names, do you truly mean it? --- ## [College student objects to films shown in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-objects-to-films-shown-in-class/579600)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-student-objects-to-films-shown-in-class/579600 "2011-05-07T03:49:55Z")
This is from a college newspaper—sorry, there is absolutely no link to it anywhere, at least not yet. Here is the rundown: Student is a devout Mormon. Student signs up for an English class, then discovers that Prof is … --- ## [What have you learned from your relationships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-from-your-relationships/580739)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-learned-from-your-relationships/580739 "2011-05-07T02:06:02Z")
I read some advice here recently that resonated with me…something to the effect of “Don’t bother changing someone because the only person who will appreciate it is the next girlfriend/boyfriend.” What have you taken awa… --- ## [Do you like being a "regular" at a business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-being-a-regular-at-a-business/580227)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-being-a-regular-at-a-business/580227 "2011-05-07T00:01:11Z")
Inevitably, most of us get into a routine - getting coffee and a donut at the same place every day, for example, or always ordering the same thing at the McDonald’s. Sometimes, eventually, the cashier will anticipate yo… --- ## [Another Free Energy Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-free-energy-scam/580954)
**Author:** [@spingears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spingears)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-free-energy-scam/580954 "2011-05-06T23:34:51Z")
Did you listen to “Late Night in the Midlands” on Wednesday night/evening to hear Mr. X reveal details of his secret source of energy? Claims ‘Big Business’ offered him one Billion $ for all rights to his inventions but… --- ## [Please help a total novice scuba-dive in Thailand and have a great experience.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-a-total-novice-scuba-dive-in-thailand-and-have-a-great-experience/580556)
**Author:** [@Knigel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knigel)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-a-total-novice-scuba-dive-in-thailand-and-have-a-great-experience/580556 "2011-05-06T22:24:33Z")
Hello, I will be in Thailand from May 12th - 22nd and would like to spend most of my time learning how to scuba dive. Since this is my first time and I am using my vacation days to learn this, I want to try to be as prep… --- ## [About what/how do you and your partner fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-what-how-do-you-and-your-partner-fight/580854)
**Author:** [@raspberry\_hunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raspberry_hunter)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-what-how-do-you-and-your-partner-fight/580854 "2011-05-06T22:11:46Z")
Inspired by this thread. Reading it I got a little worried about my relationship with my husband :slight\_smile: My husband and I are one of those couples that rarely fights (I can count on one hand the number of times o… --- ## [How concerned are you about HPV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-are-you-about-hpv/580724)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-concerned-are-you-about-hpv/580724 "2011-05-06T22:02:11Z")
I’ve just been talking to a friend of mine (who is potentially a friend-with-benefits, if we ever end up in the same city at the same time) and she’s just found out that she has HPV (she’s going to the doctor again to fi… --- ## [Have you ever heard of "Denim Day"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-denim-day/580846)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-heard-of-denim-day/580846 "2011-05-06T16:10:30Z")
Why am I just hearing about this? --- ## [What do you do if your lawyer up and dies on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-your-lawyer-up-and-dies-on-you/580892)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-if-your-lawyer-up-and-dies-on-you/580892 "2011-05-06T15:45:55Z")
My spouse is the plaintiff in a long running civil matter and her lawyer has come down with something serious and may die on her. Should she ask me, and I’m not sure she will, what should I advise? She doesn’t have a rea… --- ## [Dopers who have eloped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-eloped/580785)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-have-eloped/580785 "2011-05-06T15:30:02Z")
How did you break the news of your marriage to your family and friends? Was anyone seriously pissed off or hurt that you hadn’t had a proper wedding and, more importantly, hadn’t invited them? If so, how did you handle… --- ## [Where should I stay in DC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-stay-in-dc/580953)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-stay-in-dc/580953 "2011-05-06T14:09:09Z")
I’m going to DC for the Jeopardy auditions, but my aunt who lives there won’t be in town. I do have a cousin I could stay with, but evidently she isn’t close to a Metro station, and I really don’t want to have to rent a… --- ## [Anyone tried making their own crankbaits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-making-their-own-crankbaits/580924)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-making-their-own-crankbaits/580924 "2011-05-06T05:58:38Z")
One of my hobbies is fly tying; I’d also like to try making crankbaits. It seems like a pretty simple thing to do. I’ve had pretty good luck with jointed shad type lures for bass in the late summer months so I want to tr… --- ## [Your child - planned? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-planned-edited-title/580527)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-child-planned-edited-title/580527 "2011-05-06T05:42:31Z")
Another thread got me thinking. I was watching something once that said the majority of children born, I can’t remember if it was in the US or globally, are unplanned. Since this board has a lot of highly educated people… --- ## [Awright Nihonjin Friends -- Best Fish (Cooked???) Restaurant In Marunouchi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awright-nihonjin-friends-best-fish-cooked-restaurant-in-marunouchi/580930)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awright-nihonjin-friends-best-fish-cooked-restaurant-in-marunouchi/580930 "2011-05-06T04:25:26Z")
That’s the assignment for my Tokyo trip, never mind why or how stupid. OP title says it all? Meaning a non-raw visitor likes fish, likes Tokyo Station Marunouchi area. How lost am I? --- ## [Washington state taxes and expenditures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-taxes-and-expenditures/580399)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/washington-state-taxes-and-expenditures/580399 "2011-05-06T01:55:22Z")
I found this interesting. The map shows the number of dollars received from the state by counties, and the counties’ political leanings are portrayed. The article quotes The Stranger, a free paper with Liberal leanings… --- ## [Courthouse won't give my bail back. What do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courthouse-wont-give-my-bail-back-what-do-i-do/576270)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/courthouse-wont-give-my-bail-back-what-do-i-do/576270 "2011-05-05T22:41:01Z")
I have a friend, and not a very close friend, who has made some very bad choices. He went and got a 3rd dui. I was the only person he knew who had money to speak of so I bailed him out to the tune of $500. As I said, he… --- ## [Have you or your partner ever had an abortion due to an unwanted/unplanned pregnancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-your-partner-ever-had-an-abortion-due-to-an-unwanted-unplanned-pregnancy/580813)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-your-partner-ever-had-an-abortion-due-to-an-unwanted-unplanned-pregnancy/580813 "2011-05-05T22:12:23Z")
This is an alternative to the sister public thread and only pertains to unwanted/unplanned pregancies and not to deliberate pregancies. Feel free to elaborate; or don’t. --- ## [Is this customer an asshole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-customer-an-asshole/580855)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-customer-an-asshole/580855 "2011-05-05T20:59:56Z")
From another thread in Cafe. Simple question. Do you think this individual sounds like an asshole customer or a reasonable customer as he describes his own encounter? I’m not asking if he was justified in being unhappy… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1747) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/in-my-humble-opinion/14.md?page=1749)